Said it many times before. He is a really poor shock jock slash sports journalist. I've done a good job of avoiding a lot of his articles over the last few years. When I do read what he has to say I think to myself "no way he even believes what he is saying"
USA basketball didn't lose things over the last 16 years. The rest of the world gained a lot of ground and have really taken to the sport. Moreso then any other sport outside of Futbol. Baseball and football have not even taken off that big internationally. Generally when you have billions of people interested in a game talent will start to pop up as more people try to play. I don't know why Scoop feels the need to act like basketball needs to be this little American secret. As if the NBA and the American viewing audience has not got a better product due to guys like Dirk, Manu, Gasol, Parker, AK-47, etc, etc. Basketball as a whole gained a lot by the rest of the world improving their play/players. Why that is not being written about instead of have we "lost" I don't know. Guess one has more shock value.
